Match-box.



Y. KUROKAWA.

MATCH BOX. APPLICATION FILED 007.21. 1916.

Patented June 12, 1917.

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YAICHI KUBOKAWA, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTQN.

MATCH-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1917..

Application filed October 21, 1916. Serial No. 1263M.

To all who/2t it may concern.

Be it known that I, Yx'roiii Kn'noxmva, a subject of the l hnperor o't Japan, and resident of the city of Seattle, county of King, and State of ll ashington, have invented certain new and useful lniprovements in Match-Boxes, ol which the following is a specilimition.

' li'iy inventitm relates to boxes for containing and delivering matches and other articles o'l like character. The object of this invention is to provide a box or simple and cheap construction which will deliver a single match at a time.

The novel features of: my invention will be hereinafter set forth and then particularly defined in the claims.

in the drawings I have shown the device constructed in accordance with the plan which I now most prefer.

Figure l is a front elevation of the match box, having parts of the trout broken away in order to better show the construction.

Fig. '2 is a side elevation of the box.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional elevation taken upon a plane extending from front to rear.

Fig. l is a topor plan view of the box.

The box, as herein shown, is supposed to be made of sheet metal and the various pieces which are used to form the box, are joined by means of lugs on one piece enter ing slots on another, and being then bent over. The back composed of a piece 1, which terms both the back and the two sides 10. This piece has a main side section 10, which is joined to a section 11 extending :lorwardly at the lower end and having its upper edge inclined upwardly and outwardly to term a triangular shaped tip 12.

The top and the major part of the front oi? the box consists of a plate 2 which has a section 20 at the upper end bent over to form the top oi the box. This stops short of the back of the box so as to leave an opening through which matches may be placed in the box. The lower end of the plate is bent u ui'ardly to form a section 21, which matches with the inclined upper surface of the triangular part 12 ot the side. This portion forms a cover for the auxiliary chamher, the sides of which are formed by the section ll of the main or back plate.

The plate forming this side also has a forwardly projecting portion 13 connecting with the upper end thereof, this being detwo sides.

to term a slight chamber at the forward 'lde ot the match carrier, or match delivering device, so that surplus matches, which may be started upward by the match carrier, may fall oii to this side it necessary.

The front of the auxiliary chamber is formed by a plate 3 which has its upper portion bent to at the two sides of the section *3 of the sides, and its main body extending downward to the bottom of the box.

The bottom of the box consists of plate 4 which is inclined in such a direction that the matches will slide by gravity toward the front side oi the auxiliary chamber. The trout edge of this bottom plate is bent downwardly, forming a flat section 40 which is spaceifl backward or inward from the plate signed match carrier, and together with such plate 3 forms a guide for said carrier. This bottom plate is shown as secured by two lugs at the point ll, which enter holes provided therefor in the sides 11.

The upper inclined section 30 of the lower front plate is spaced away from the complemontal section 21 of the upper front plate, so as to form aslot which is adapted to receive tne upper edge of the match carrier. This slot is alined with the slot or guide formed between plate 3 and section 40 of the bottom. The match carrier is formed of a plate 5 which is bent upon itself so as to form two parallel sections spaced a short distance apart. The spacing of these side parts is such as to substantially till the guide channel and yet to permit free and easy reciprocation vertically within the box.

The upper edge of the match carrier is formed by the section which connects the This section is outwardly concaved so as to form a bed which will contain and retain a single match. This match carrier is Vertically actuated by means of a. spring, and its lower edge is provided with a lug 51, or with any other suitable means, whereby a cord 53 may be secured thereto. This cord dcpending,'may be grasped and pulled downward until the upper edge of the match carrier gets below the surface of the matches in the box. If the spring is then allowed to raise the carrier into the position shown in Fig. 3, it will rise through the matches, retaining one on its upper edge and discharge the others. This single match will then be raised to a point where it projects just above the surface of the o, a snllicient distance to accommodate the match laterally, a

match box and where it may be easily obtained. p

The type of spring I prefer to use is best shown in Fig. 1. This consistsof a piece of round spring wire which is bent so as to form a centrally formed loop 6. The ends of this are passed through holes formed in the sides of the box and then bent over, forming laterally bent sections 61, which prevent withdrawal of the spring. spring is placed between the two sides of the match carrier. When the match carrier is drawn down its top will contact with the ends of the spring before the carrier is drawn down too far. The spring thus acts also as a stop for the downward movement of the carrier. The carrier may be provided with a lug 01' flange, as 52, which is bent to OllQ SlClG and engages a member of the case to prevent the carrier rising too far.

The back plate of the box may be extending upward and be provided with a hole, as 14, by which it may be hung up.

In using this box it is only necessary to pull down the carrier and permit it to rise. This will bring up a match in position where it may be easily picked up.

What I claim as my invention.

,l. A match box comprising a case having a vertical guideway, a match carrier mounted in said guideway and composed of a metal plate bent upon itself to form front and back sides and exteriorly concaved at the bend to form a match receiving hollow, one side of said carrier having a stop lug limiting its upper movement, means for engaging said match carrier to pull it down, and a spring between the sides of said car rier and engaging the case at the ends of the carrier and acting as a stop to limit the downward movement of the carrier and to normally hold the carrier in raised position.

2. A match box comprising a case having a main storage compartment and an auxiliary compartment extending laterally from the lower part of the main compartment, the top and bottom' of said auxiliary compartment having openings of a size to pass a reciprocate within said openings and to be withdrawn to bring its upper edge near the bottom of the match box, means acting to normally hold said match carrier in position to present a match at said upper opening and means for drawing said match carrier downward within the box.

3. A match box comprising a case having Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

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match carrier mounted to a main storage compartment and an auxil the lower part of the mam compartment, the

top and bottom of said auxiliary compart ment having openings of a size to pass a match laterally, the bottom of said box being inclined to cause the matches to move by gravity to said lower opening, a match carrier having separated front and back plates connected at the top and exteriorly hollowed on top to form a match receiving hollow, said carrier being mounted to reciprocate through the bottom opening and to present matches at the upper opening, a spring lying between the front and back sides of said carrier and engaging the sides of the case, and means for engaging said carrier to pull it down and means for limiting its upward movement.

5. A match box having a plate forming the back and sides thereof, a second plate covering most of the top and front and hav ing an upwardly and outwardly inclined lower end section, a third plate covering the remainder of the front and leaving a match discharging slot between it and the second plate, a fourth plate forming the bottom and turned down at its forward end to leave a slot between it and the third plate and'a match. carrier mounted to vertically reciprocate in the latter slot and to present a match to the first slot.

6. The combination in a match box of a case having a main and an auxiliary compartment having a common bottom inclined to the outer side of the auxiliary compartment, said bottom stopping short of the outer or front face of the auxiliary compartment, the top of the auxiliary compartment inclining upwardly from the side next to the main compartment and having a match discl'iarging slot in line with the slot left at one side of the bottom, and a match carrier vertically reciprocable in. said slot.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 14th day of October, 1916.

YAICHI KUROKAWA.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

